MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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